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Building-Block. (open access)

Building-Block.

Patent for building block that is easily formed or molded. The building block forms tiers to easy move around and modify.
Date: February 1, 1921
Creator: Pace, Vara L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chuck. (open access)

Chuck.

Patent for chucks that secure pipes, preventing movement when being cut or threaded, including illustrations.
Date: December 27, 1921
Creator: Castanie, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Dripper and Steeper (open access)

Combination Dripper and Steeper

Patent for a beverage steeper where a strainer is provided to hold the material used for preparation, such as tea or coffee. The strainer is designed to lower into the coffee pot to allow for steeping and can be raised out of the water and affixed to the top of the pot for draining.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Nicholls, George Habberton
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric-Current Relay (open access)

Electric-Current Relay

Patent for Electric-Current Relay to allow capability of use with either a direct or alternating current. This is adapted for economical use in constant temperature apparatus. Further, this technology avoids the possibility of "sticking of relay movable contacts".
Date: July 19, 1921
Creator: Lorenz, Charles O.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Game. (open access)

Game.

Patent for a "a game of skill, rather than a game of chance" (lines 11-12), albeit with elements of a game of chance, in the style of a carnival game. The game consists of a motorized, revolving model airplane and a circular arrangement of nets (one for each player); the airplane drops candy into the winning player's net.
Date: August 9, 1921
Creator: Auffurth, Erwin, Jr. & Hjerpe, Erick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gates Memorial Library]

Photograph of the Gates Memorial Library Children's Reading Room. There are groups of children sitting at three tables in the room. Each table has a lamp on it. In the background, five children are facing bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Children's Reading Room [-] Shelf Reading and Arrangement Cared for by the Library Science Class."
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gates Memorial Library]

Photograph of a three unidentified women at Gates Memorial Library. Two women are sitting at a desk and one woman is standing beside them. The wall behind the desk is decorated with prints of paintings and photographs.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gates Memorial Library]

Photograph of a close-up of the exterior of Gates Memorial Library. A side of a wall and a bush are visible.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Car. (open access)

Grain-Car.

Patent for a grain car, with improved methods or loading and unloading the grain, as well as an easy method for converting the car to haul regular cargo.
Date: March 15, 1921
Creator: Dukes, Sandy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Boot. (open access)

Horse-Boot.

Patent for a horse boot that covers and protects the hoof and pastern joint of a horse. It also protects the fetlock joint and practically the entire foreleg below the knee. This device allows for the horse to move without being hindered in any way, or without causing chafing. Both protecting the horse and providing additional comfort and safety.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: McKenzie, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hydraulic Swivel. (open access)

Hydraulic Swivel.

Patent for a hydraulic swivel valve, to allow water to flow to the drill stem for purposes of cooling and lubrication.
Date: March 22, 1921
Creator: Black, Lee J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Marine Vessels (open access)

Marine Vessels

Patent for new and useful Improvements in Marine Vessels. Relates to marine vessels used for towing timber.
Date: January 4, 1921
Creator: Collier, Hugh R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motorcycle-Stand. (open access)

Motorcycle-Stand.

Patent for a motorcycle stand that can be released manually through a lever near the saddle to lock the stand into place until the operator unlocks it.
Date: July 21, 1921
Creator: Swenson, Carl J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner. (open access)

Oil-Burner.

Patent for oil burner adapted for using heavy oil (with wide flat flame) for distribution (wide flat flame with adjustable burner tip).
Date: April 26, 1921
Creator: Chadbourne, Vaughn, R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oil Trap (open access)

Oil Trap

Patent for improvements to floating oil traps. Floating oil traps are used to catch excess oil floating on top of refinery discharge canals. These improvements include increased flexibility, thus allowing the trap to move with the flow of the water.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Jones, Robert P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Man Sitting at Desk]

Photograph of an unidentified old man sitting at a desk with a door with an opening behind him. On the left and on the desk are papers. The man is wearing a hat and is named Lee Stanley, as noted on back of photo.
Date: 1921~/1929-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. J. P. Duke, 1921]

Photograph of Mrs. J. P. Duke, a high school teacher in Port Arthur, Texas. She is wearing glasses, a necklace, and a dark dress. Writing on the back of the photo indicate that Mrs. Duke gave this picture to her domestic arts student, Frances Furchner.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Port Arthur Gas Company]

Photograph of an exterior view of Port Arthur Gas Company on west Nineteenth Street and Terminal Road, adjacent to Texas Company Refinery. There is a tank beside a building with smoke stacks rising from it. Text below the photograph says "Port Arthur Gas Co." and "Located - West Port Arthur ... or 19th St." Accompanying material gives additional information about the company.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power-Hammer. (open access)

Power-Hammer.

Patent for a power hammer that can utilize any power source and only needs one person to operate it. The design also uses less parts, making it more affordable.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Karlson, Eric Fritjof
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Price-Tag Holder. (open access)

Price-Tag Holder.

Patent for "an improvement in price tag holders" (lines 9-10) such that the price tag holder is connected to a garment hanger, including one illustration.
Date: August 30, 1921
Creator: Newton, Andre Hutt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor. (open access)

Process of Heating Oil-Retorts and Apparatus Therefor.

Patent for "a method of securing even heating of oil retorts and the like throughout their length" and "a new apparatus, particularly intended for the heating and cracking of oils to convert the same into pyrolytic products". The invention may be used for any oil converting retort, but the patent description relates to the production of gasoline.
Date: August 16, 1921
Creator: Alexander, Clive M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Seagull, Yearbook of Port Arthur High School, 1921 (open access)

The Seagull, Yearbook of Port Arthur High School, 1921

Yearbook for Port Arthur High School in Port Arthur, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Date: 1921
Creator: Port Arthur High School
Object Type: Yearbook
System: The Portal to Texas History
Self-Lining Interlocking Building-Block. (open access)

Self-Lining Interlocking Building-Block.

Patent for interlocking building-blocks that allow for the formation of strong insulated and properly lined walls without the use of skilled labor and with or without reinforcements.
Date: July 12, 1921
Creator: Merren, John Jay
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Templet. (open access)

Templet.

Patent for templets or steel models used in building ships. The steel can be easily shaped into parts.
Date: May 31, 1921
Creator: Nies, Gershom John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History